1992 NCAA Division III football season

The 1992 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1992, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1992 at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida. The Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles won their first Division III championship by defeating the Washington & Jefferson Presidents, 16−12.

1992 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1992
Playoffs	November – December 1992
National championship	Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, FL
Champion	Wisconsin–La Crosse
NCAA Division III football seasons

Program changes

• After Glassboro State College changed its name to Rowan College of New Jersey in 1992, the Glassboro State Profs became the Rowan Profs at the start of the 1992 season.

Conference standings

1992 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thomas More $^ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Defiance 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Bluffton 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1992 Centennial Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dickinson $ 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 Swarthmore 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Gettysburg 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Johns Hopkins 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Western Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Muhlenberg 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1992 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois Wesleyan $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Augustana (IL) 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wheaton (IL) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Millikin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Elmhurst 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 North Park 1 – 4 – 2 1 – 6 – 2 North Central (IL) 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Carthage 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bentley $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Nichols 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Stonehill 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Assumption 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Western New England 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Curry 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 MIT 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1992 Freedom Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T WPI $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Merchant Marine 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Plymouth State 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 UMass Lowell 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Stony Brook 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Norwich 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Western Connecticut 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Coast Guard 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1992 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wabash $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Hanover 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 DePauw 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2 Anderson (IN) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Manchester 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Rose–Hulman 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Franklin (IN) 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1992 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central (IA) $^ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Simpson (IA) 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Loras 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Upper Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Wartburg 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Luther 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Buena Vista 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 William Penn 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Dubuque 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1992 Liberty Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wagner $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 St. John's 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 C. W. Post 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Marist 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Iona 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Pace 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1992 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Albion $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Hope 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Olivet 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Adrian 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Alma 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Kalamazoo 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1992 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lycoming $^ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Susquehanna 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Lebanon Valley 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Moravian 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Wilkes 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Juniata 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Widener 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Delaware Valley 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Albright 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1992 Midwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division Beloit xy 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Carroll (WI) 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 St. Norbert 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ripon 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Lake Forest 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Lawrence 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 South Division Cornell (IA) xy$ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Coe 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Illinois College 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Knox 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Grinnell 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 Championship: Cornell (IA) 40, Beloit 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1992 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Carleton $^ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 7 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Concordia–Moorhead 6 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Hamline 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Bethel (MN) 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 St. Olaf 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Augsburg 2 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Macalester 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 New England Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bridgewater State $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 Massachusetts Maritime 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Maine Maritime 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Westfield State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 UMass–Boston 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 UMass Dartmouth 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Framingham State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Worcester State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Fitchburg State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1992 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Rowan $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 Montclair State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 William Paterson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Kean 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Trenton State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Ramapo 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Jersey City State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1992 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wittenberg $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 Allegheny 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Denison 2 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2 Wooster 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Case Western Reserve 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 6 – 2 Kenyon 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 2 Earlham 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Oberlin 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Oberlin forfeited to Wittenberg
1992 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mount Union $^ 9 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 Baldwin–Wallace 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 John Carroll 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Ohio Northern 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Heidelberg 4 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Otterbein 3 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2 Muskingum 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Marietta 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Capital 1 – 7 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 Hiram 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1992 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory & Henry $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Randolph–Macon 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Bridgewater 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Guilford 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1992 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Washington & Jefferson $^ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 Grove City 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bethany (WV) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Waynesburg 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Thiel 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redlands $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 La Verne 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Occidental 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Pomona-Pitzer 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Cal Lutheran 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Whittier 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1992 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Sewanee $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Millsaps 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Centre 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Rhodes 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Trinity (TX) 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1992 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wisconsin–La Crosse $^ 6 – 0 – 1 12 – 0 – 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin–River Falls 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin–Platteville 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wisconsin–Stout 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Wisconsin–Superior 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 NCAA Division III independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dayton ^   –   10 – 1 – 0 Aurora ^   –   9 – 1 – 0 Ithaca ^   –   9 – 2 – 0 Evansville   –   7 – 2 – 0 Saint Peter's   –   7 – 2 – 0 Saint Francis (PA)   –   8 – 2 – 1 Drake   –   7 – 2 – 1 San Diego   –   7 – 2 – 1 Buffalo State ^   –   7 – 3 – 0 UAB   –   7 – 3 – 0 Wesley   –   7 – 3 – 0 Union (NY)   –   6 – 3 – 0 Frostburg State   –   6 – 3 – 1 Cortland   –   7 – 4 – 0 Albany   –   6 – 4 – 0 Duquesne   –   5 – 4 – 0 Mercyhurst   –   5 – 4 – 1 Davidson   –   5 – 5 – 0 Maryville (TN)   –   5 – 5 – 0 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –   4 – 5 – 0 Ferrum   –   4 – 5 – 0 Alfred   –   4 – 6 – 0 Buffalo   –   4 – 6 – 0 Catholic University   –   4 – 6 – 0 Georgetown   –   4 – 6 – 0 Hofstra   –   4 – 6 – 0 Canisius   –   3 – 6 – 1 Colorado College   –   3 – 6 – 0 Menlo   –   3 – 6 – 0 St. Lawrence   –   3 – 6 – 0 Brockport   –   3 – 7 – 0 Charleston Southern   –   3 – 7 – 0 Salisbury State   –   2 – 7 – 0 Siena   –   2 – 7 – 0 Hartwick   –   1 – 7 – 0 Methodist   –   0 – 10 – 0 ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions

Association of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More Centennial Conference – Dickinson College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan Freedom Football Conference – WPI Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Wabash Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central College Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cornell (IA) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Carleton New England Football Conference – Bridgewater State New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Rowan North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Sewanee Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Howard Payne University Athletic Association – Rochester Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 1992 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 20th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida for the third, and final, time. Like the previous seven tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.

Playoff bracket

	Regionals Campus Sites					Quarterfinals Campus Sites					Semifinals Campus Sites					National Championship Game Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, Florida
	Mount Union		27
	Dayton		10
						Mount Union		49
						Illinois Wesleyan		27
	Illinois Wesleyan		21
	Aurora		12
											Mount Union		24
											Wisconsin–La Crosse		29
	Central (IA)		20
	Carleton		8
						Central (IA)		9
						Wisconsin–La Crosse		34
	Wisconsin–La Crosse		47
	Redlands		26
																Wisconsin–La Crosse		16
																Washington & Jefferson		12
	Emory & Henry		17
	Thomas More		10
						Emory & Henry		15
						Washington & Jefferson		51
	Washington & Jefferson		33
	Lycoming		0
											Washington & Jefferson		18
											Rowan		13
	Rowan		41
	WPI		14
						Rowan		28
						Buffalo State		19
	Buffalo State		28
	Ithaca		26

See also

• 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1992 NCAA Division II football season